Richard Needham with a hand-powered Bradley Packer Grader.
(Courtesy Photo)
When you ski groomed snow that looks like corduroy, you can thank the late Steve Bradley. In 1951, he invented the Bradley-Packer Grader. These human-powered machines smoothed the slopes at Winter Park and were the precursors to today’s giant machines. His daughter Kat Bennett, of Longmont, tells Colorado Matters about growing up with a dad who also directed Winter Park. Listen to their conversation on cpr.org by clicking here.
Shanna Lewis - Radio Journalist, Photographer 